Thursday, June 19, 2014

Cozy Days of Summer aren't always Cozy

PERIL FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: A Mind Reader Mysteryby: Kari Lee Townsend

"The cozy days of summer aren't always cozy!"

I'm Kalli Ballas--a shy, slightly OCD fashion designer with a prissy calico cat and hand sanitizer always at the ready. I hate germs and this blistering summer heat is breeding plenty. It doesn't help that my neighbor, loud and boisterous Detective Nik Stevens, has a big, sloppy St. Bernard and a devil-may-care attitude.

Living next door to him is a nightmare!

The problem is I was adopted into a big Greek family, so I'm Greek by association, and Nik is half-Greek, which is apparently "Greek enough" for the mamas. Ever since spring fever set in for the both of them, they won't stop trying to fix us up, even though it is crystal clear that we are NOT a good match. Throw in a freak accident giving me the gift of reading minds through the power a touch--a nightmare for someone like me--and my best friend being accused of murder, and the cozy turns into chaos pretty quickly.

Is it so wrong that I just want my life to return to normal? Something tells me I will never see normal again.

So tell me, what do you all do during the cozy days of summer? Anything has to be better than solving a murder.

***Kari's 4th Fortune Teller Mystery: POISON IN THE PALM will be out in October***

Don't forget to enter our Cozy Days of Summer giveaway. Kari is giving away a copy of any of her mysteries--winner's choice (check out her website and pick one @karileetownsend.com ) Leave a comment on this post before midnight tonight for a chance to win. At the stroke of 12:00 the next drawing begins! Check back the next day to see if you won.

I am certainly with you on the "blistering summer heat breeds plenty"! I really dislike the icky, sticky feeling that the summer heat and humidity brings. It makes it hard to want to cozy up to anything! Fortunately I have not had to find clues to solve a murder, but I have murdered a few hundred mosquitoes. This book sounds very good and could maybe take me away from this weather for a while, if I am not carried away by the bugs before...

Haha you guys are awesome! I have fun in this series just like I do in my Fortune Teller Mysteries. Enjoy and good luck! My family hates the heat, but I would rather be hot than cold. I just sit still and read a book and I'm fine. When I am cold, I can never seem to get warm.

You rock Mary Louise! And if you win, you can get a copy of Poison in the Palm in October when it comes out (since you've read everything else of mine ;) Or choose one of my romances or women's fiction under Kari Lee Harmon.

Hi Kari! Just went to your website and checked out your writings. You certainly have an imagination! I'd love to win Peril For Your Thoughts. This summer, my DH and I are doing something really special. We're going to Alaska for two weeks to visit our children and grandchildren. We have a grandson we've yet to see who is 19 months old already. Going to do a bit of halibut fishing too. Thanks for a chance to win.sxygrndma48(at)yahoo(dot)com

I keep cool in the air conditioning, watch TV, read, and sometimes go to a festival and play Bingo. It's only 71 today which is great because the last three days were 89 or hotter. One day it got up to 92 here in Ohio. Glad to hear that there will be another fortune teller mystery coming out.catbooks72(at)gmail(dot)com

During the cozy days of summer I prefer to stay in the air conditioning! I can't take the heat. I did just buy my dog a pool...but so far he doesn't want to go in. Sigh. I enjoy your fortune teller series and need to start this one!

I prefer staying in with some light A/C (it's currently too cool in the house for me) and a good book. And maybe some tasty popcorn. Not a big fan of the heat! Grateful to be moving to the coast after I get married next month!brittenynichol@gmail.com

Congrats to Booklady (bevarcher) for winning the prize on June 19th! Go to my website www.karileetownsend.com and choose from any of my books (print or ecopy your choice) and email me with your snail mail address so I can get it out to you (karileetownsend@gmail.com). Enjoy ;)

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